Abbie Hoffman
Sign in to saveAmerican activist (1936–1989)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1936-11-30
- Died
- 1989-04-12
- Works
- 20
Top works
- The "Steal yourself right" Book
- Steal This Book
- Fuck the system
- Eliminate Addiction
- The "steal yourself rich" book
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Film & TV
Acting · Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Abbot Howard Hoffman (November 30, 1936 – April 12, 1989) was an American political and social activist who co-founded the Youth International Party ("Yippies") and was a member of the Chicago Seven. He was also a leading proponent of the Flower Power movement. As a member of the Chicago Seven, Hoffman was charged with and tried―for activities during the 1968 Democratic National Convention―for…
Known for
- Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon — Self (archive footage)2020
- WBCN and the American Revolution — Self (archive footage)2019
- TVTV: Video Revolutionaries — Self2018
- Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune — Self (archive footage)2011
- American Swing — Self (archive footage/uncredited)2009
- My Dinner with Abbie — Himself1990
- Heavy Petting — Self1989
- Growing Up in America — Self1989
- The Last Debate — Himself1986
- My Name is Abbie — Self1981
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Abbott Howard "Abbie" Hoffman (November 30, 1936 – April 12, 1989) was a social and political activist in the United States, co-founder of the Youth International Party ("Yippies"), and later, a fugitive from the law, who lived under an alias following a conviction for dealing cocaine. Hoffman came to prominence in the 1960s, but practiced most of his activism in the 1970s, and has remained a symbol of the youth rebellion of that decade. Prior to his days as a leading figure of the Yippie move
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Comprehensive Integration of Single-Cell Data
· 2019 · cited 14,714x
- Integrated analysis of multimodal single-cell data
· 2021 · cited 14,207x
- Integrating single-cell transcriptomic data across different conditions, technologies, and species
· 2018 · cited 12,532x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,771x
- Analysis of protein-coding genetic variation in 60,706 humans
· 2016 · cited 8,976x
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Key dates
- Born
- 30 November 1936
- Died
- 12 April 1989
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Chicago Seven
- Family name
- Hoffman
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Worcester
- Place of death
- Solebury Township
- Spouse
- Anita Hoffman
- Occupation
- peace activist
- Educated at
- Worcester Academy
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Categories
1936 births1989 deaths1989 suicides20th-century American Jews20th-century American male writers20th-century American psychologists20th-century American science writersActivists for African-American civil rightsActivists from MassachusettsAmerican anti-capitalistsAmerican anti-fascistsAmerican anti-racism activists